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10-17-2009, 12:17 AM
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Artic Silver 5. How many hours to settle in?
hi, i was wondering how many hours it takes for AS5 to settle in, so the cpu temp won't improve anymore.
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10-17-2009, 12:25 AM
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12-48hours
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10-17-2009, 01:34 AM
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thanks 
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10-17-2009, 02:15 AM
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From their site:
http://www.arcticsilver.com/as5.htm
"Due to the unique shape and sizes of the particles in Arctic Silver 5's conductive matrix, it will take a up to 200 hours and several thermal cycles to achieve maximum particle to particle thermal conduction and for the heatsink to CPU interface to reach maximum conductivity."
So optimum thermal potential may take "upto 200 hours", you will see differences after 2-3 hours but!
Last edited by Bold Eagle; 10-17-2009 at 02:25 AM.
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10-17-2009, 09:13 AM
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try this, and artic silver..... bye bye...
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10-17-2009, 09:30 AM
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^^i think i'll finish my AS5 before moving to something else 
200 hours is too long. i was asking because i want to compare two coolers, and i want to do it fair because one them is being used for long time. so i guess i will give the other one 48 hrs of burn in and call it a day
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10-17-2009, 10:32 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Andrea deluxe
try this, and artic silver..... bye bye...
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Try Mx-2 /Mx-3 and zm stg-1 this bye bye
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10-17-2009, 10:40 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by rusty
Try Mx-2 /Mx-3 and zm stg-1 this bye bye
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10-17-2009, 10:46 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by rusty
Try Mx-2 /Mx-3 and zm stg-1 this bye bye
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Eww
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10-17-2009, 11:50 AM
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Originally Posted by gatecrasherlok
Eww
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wtf is that ? suggest something or don't say anything.
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10-17-2009, 11:53 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by rusty
wtf is that ? suggest something or don't say anything.
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Eww referring to this suggestion being a no go and just for you Mx2, tried and tested being a great thermal compound. Oh and also try shinetsu too I've had some good results with them.
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10-17-2009, 02:29 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by dexman
^^i think i'll finish my AS5 before moving to something else
200 hours is too long. i was asking because i want to compare two coolers, and i want to do it fair because one them is being used for long time. so i guess i will give the other one 48 hrs of burn in and call it a day |
affter 12hours its normally as good as gets and its better than the zalman stuff when its fresh.
but get mx2 or mx3, they are better than as5. mx2 is easier to use but runs a little hotter
on a side note dont buy paste in a jar it will oxidize and degrade affter 1 or 2 uses
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10-17-2009, 04:25 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by gatecrasherlok
Eww referring to this suggestion being a no go and just for you Mx2, tried and tested being a great thermal compound. Oh and also try shinetsu too I've had some good results with them.
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how's mx-2 a no go ? mx-2 is one of the good TIMs out there. Zalman Tims temps are higher. Oh and shinetsu is kind of a mess after when you need to clean a cpu.
p.s.>
and the one to rule them all is Indigo Xtreme Thermal
Last edited by rusty; 10-17-2009 at 04:28 PM.
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10-17-2009, 04:29 PM
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10-17-2009, 04:54 PM
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indigo is not exactly the same kind of thing, the indigo is made to adhere the HS and cpu together and u have to immediately burn it in or it wont work
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10-17-2009, 06:22 PM
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personally, i've never seen temps lower over time with Artic Silver 5, what i had when i boot is how they stay
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10-17-2009, 08:51 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by 64dragon
personally, i've never seen temps lower over time with Artic Silver 5, what i had when i boot is how they stay
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Same here. Anything else is placebo effect.
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10-17-2009, 10:43 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by wrangler
Same here. Anything else is placebo effect.
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Yeah, I bought Arctic Silver 5 and now I'm regretting it. I always used to buy it but now I'm wishing I used mx-2 or something else. My temps are still too high for a TRUE with push/pull and idle core temps. I'm at 44-44-43-40 at idle @ 171x21 @ 1.232v in cpu-z. I cant seem to lower them at all even after reseating my TRUE and reapplying the thermal paste again.
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10-18-2009, 02:35 AM
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2 of my friends used Indigo Xtreme on their PCs, and the both got lower temps than their previous TIMs... (One being the Noctua NT-H1, and the other MX-2 I think.) That stuff is intense if you're really looking for the lowest temps since it actually contains metallic compounds. Only thing is it isn't compatible with direct heat pipe contact type heatsinks... Poor me and my ol' Vendetta 2 
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10-18-2009, 07:11 AM
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yeah Indigo Xtreme is truly amazing stuff. Too bad ain't using Intel. MX-2 or Noctua NT-H1 are great. MX-3 is just not worth it for just 2 degs lower on load. Using Shin-etsu now.
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10-18-2009, 10:34 AM
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Originally Posted by Ar3s
yeah Indigo Xtreme is truly amazing stuff. Too bad ain't using Intel. MX-2 or Noctua NT-H1 are great. MX-3 is just not worth it for just 2 degs lower on load. Using Shin-etsu now.
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how difficult is it to apply shin-etsu on cpu?
I hear it's pain to clean this stuff after.
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10-18-2009, 05:38 PM
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I like the new MX-3, if not I use AS-5,a dn that takes something like 160 hours to settle fully, and the computer has to be shut off a few times to lower the temp of the grease to room temp.
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10-18-2009, 05:47 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by rusty
how's mx-2 a no go ? mx-2 is one of the good TIMs out there. Zalman Tims temps are higher. Oh and shinetsu is kind of a mess after when you need to clean a cpu.
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Err try reading that sentence again, I never said mx-2 being a no go
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